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Kenyans weigh AI's promise and risks as technology transforms jobs

The debate reflects a growing global question: how to harness AI's benefits while limiting its risks.

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00:00As artificial intelligence develops at an unprecedented speed,
00:04people in Nairobi are weighing its potential benefits
00:07against fears that the technology could transform or replace human jobs.
00:13Sometimes I get scared because as a student with computer science
00:18and you look at AI developing very first,
00:22I get scared because AI is taking most of the jobs
00:26from, you know, the computer industry.
00:30So, yeah, that's what scares me about AI.
00:32But then I also look at the bright side that it helps us, like, improve, you know, as people.
00:40Yeah, so it has also its downsides and, you know, good sides about it.
00:46Academics and technology experts say the risks depend heavily
00:50on how AI is developed and used.
00:52I absolutely agree that if not used responsibly,
00:58AI would significantly, has the potential of impacting negatively on humanity.
01:05Cyber security expert Raymond Musumba says the public should remain alert
01:10to emerging threats, including deepfakes and fraud.
01:14Tell people not to be afraid, but also, like, we need to be aware of the dangers of AI,
01:21like, in terms of people, people are already abusing AI.
01:26We're seeing issues like deepfakes right now coming out,
01:29where, like, people are getting scammed using deepfakes.
01:35And it's something that we need to talk about.
01:37The debate reflects a growing global question
01:40how to harness AI's benefits while limiting its risks.
01:44Go switch.
01:44Go switch.
01:45Go, go.
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